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Table 1 Sample characteristics of Stage 1 and 2

From: Modification and verification of the Infant–Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale: a psychometric analysis combining item response theory with classical test theory

 

Stage 1

Stages 2

p

Number of participants

1730

450

 

Number of ITMAIS/ITMAIS-m assessment

3092

450

 

Gender (Male, %)

992(57.3)

268(59.6)

0.422

Assessment age (months, median with IQR) Age ranges (n, %)

29.0(17.6, 41.9)

5.7(3.6, 9.3)

< 0.001

 0–12 months

471(15.2)

367(81.6)

 

 12–24 months

731(23.6)

83(18.4)

 

 24–36 months

855(27.7)

 

 > 36 months

1035(33.5)

 

Hearing grades of the better ear (n, %)

  

< 0.001

 Normal

126(7.3)

77(17.1)

 

 Mild

7(0.4)

49(10.9)

 

 Moderate

201(11.5)

160(35.6)

 

 Severe

238(13.8)

54(12.0)

 

 Profound

1145(66.2)

110(24.4)

 

 Unknown

13(0.8)

 

Hearing types of the better ear (n, %)

  

< 0.001

 Sensorineural

1320(76.3)

363(80.7)

 

 Conductive

226(13.1)

6(1.3)

 

 Mixed

145(8.3)

1(0.2)

 

 Unknown

39(2.3)

 

Auditory interventions (n, %)

   

 Without any interventions

644(37.2)

450(100)

 

 Hearing aid

744(43.0)

 

 Cochlear implantation

342(19.8)

 
  1. IQR interquartile range